‘Critics’ make you wonder how you ever managed to get out of bed in the morning and get dressed, all on your own. You would think by now I would have more sense than to ask their opinion. What brought all this on? Well, I just had a call from my ‘critic’ and ibn a...

There was a time, not so long ago, that I was capable of making a decision – when self-doubt didn’t come flooding in. Simple decision like what to wear and when I needed to get my hair cut. Other decision seemed easy too – when to go on holiday, change a job, move...

I bought a book today, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying, to help me de-clutter. There is a certain irony in that! I have now added another item I need to find a home for. But it does promise to ‘transform your home into a permanently tidy, clutter-free space and be...